{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Tyler Jaynes | Founder and CEO | Influxer - One Question Leadership Podcast","description":"@1QLeadership Question: How can schools use NIL and personal branding to serve all athletes, not just the superstars? This episode of 1Q features Tyler Jaynes, Founder and CEO at Influxer. The discussion gives a fast, practical look at how a former walk-on built an NIL company that can help all student-athletes, not just the top 1% of stars. It blends leadership lessons, athlete development, and very concrete ways administrators can plug into Influxer\u2019s \u201cNIL for all\u201d model. Tyler\u2019s walk-on story sets the tone as he pivots from baseball to football, earns a scholarship, and experiences high-level success during Baylor\u2019s Big 12 championship run and a new stadium experience. The conversation touches on \u201cathlete identity syndrome\u201d and the difficult shift from sport to life after eligibility, especially when original career plans no longer fit. The core value for Influxer is \u201cNIL for all.\u201d It is a free platform where high school and college athletes, at a licensed school or not, can quickly launch a merchandise storefront, upload their own designs, and earn royalties without setup costs. Influxer currently serves roughly 70,000 athletes, with revenue driven by merchandise sales and brand sponsors. Athletes and schools only see costs when value is created. Jaynes frames merchandise as a first building block of an athlete\u2019s long-term personal brand, not life-changing money, and highlights how that portfolio can lead to future deals and post-graduation opportunities. - One Question Leadership Podcast - Tai M. Brown ","author_name":"One Question Leadership Podcast with Tai M. Brown","author_url":"https:\/\/1quest.co\/1qLt","html":"